Purpose Quotes

“A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one’s own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.” ~ Chin-Ning Chu

“I’m a big believer in growth. Life is not about achievement, it’s about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth. And so if that is the case, then I think our goals should include something which stretches us.” ~ Jack Canfield

“To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

“The be-all and end-all of life should not be to get rich, but to enrich the world.” ~ B. C. Forbes

“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” ~ Ferdinand Foch

“To dream anything that you want to dream. That is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.” ~ Bernard Edmonds

“Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.” ~ Vaclav Havel

“There is no reason, no excuse, no alibi, no fate, that can hinder an individual that is focused on a specific purpose.” ~ Mike Jones

“The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy – invincible determination – a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.” ~ Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

“Success demands singleness of purpose.” ~ Vincent Lombardi

“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.” ~ Kenneth Hildebrand

“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” ~ Albert Camus

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” ~ Ella Fitzgerald

“Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim.” ~ John D. Rockefeller

“Service is the very purpose of life. It is the rent we pay for living on the planet.” ~ Marian Wright Edelman

“We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.” ~ Winston Churchill

“Pity the man who inherits a million and isn’t a millionaire. Here’s what would be pitiful, if your income grew and you didn’t.” ~ Unknown

“Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” ~ Corita Kent

“People become motivated when you guide them to the source of their own power.” ~ Anita Roddick

“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes.” ~ Kenneth Hildebrand